7:SuRveY

You Told Us!

Elizabeth Applebaum
AppleTree Editor

ast month in The AppleTree we
asked your views on a number
of issues, ranging from Jewish
holidays to the ever-fascinating Tori
Spelling. Thank you to our readers
1 who responded, and especially to
I those who understood that the survey
! was all in fun. Some selected com-
, ents:

I 1) Does Michael Bolton look
better with his new haircut?
An overwhelming number of read-
ers said yes, while a few agreed with
the statement, "Perhaps he looks bet-
ter, but nightmares of that former 'hair
style' linger", and I can't get beyond
I it." No one said Bolton was more
. dashing with his longer locks.

LI

1 2) Are the Rugrats Jewish?
I Almost across the board readers say
I yes.

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3) What is your favorite Jew-
ish food?
Fried matzoh was the favorite here,
though we also received answers of
matzoh ball soup, latkes (and, on one
occasion, specifically "my mother%
latkes"), kreplach, chicken noodle
soup, challah and chopped liver. Our
favorite response: "smoked fish — I
would commit crimes for it."

hood memories. Other favorite Jewish
holidays:
"Rosh Hashanah, because my aunts
make the best kugel for this dinner."
"Chanukah, because it% happy for
the children."
"Sukkot, because I love bringing
family and friends together to make a
community event of building, decorat-
ing, blessing and sitting in the
sukkah."

4) Who is your favorite Jew-
ish actor or actress?
No competition: The winner is
Dustin Hoffman. Other favorites men-
tioned include Adam Sandler, Mandy
Patinkin, Barbra Streisand, Zero Mos-
tel, Goldie Hawn, Elliot Gould and
Lauren Bacall.

6) How would you describe
Tori Spelling?
Most readers just don't care
(thank goodness), though more than
a few can't help but wonder
Whether she isn't really Dennis Rod-
I man's twin sister.

5)What is your favorite Jew-
ish holiday?
You love Pesach, and for a very
specific reason. This holiday, more
than any other, elicits wonderful child-

7) Use three words to
describe Barbra Streisand:
Most of you like her, you really do!
Here are some of the words readers
came up with for this question about

our Babs: gifted, unique, a wonderful
1 singer and entertainer, talented, dri-
ven, used to be funny.

8) Have you visited Israel?
Most of those who answered the
survey said they had not, but they
hope to.

9) What's your favorite Jew-
ish movie?:
Tops on the list: Crossing Delancey.
Others mentioned: Sophie's Choice,
Avalon, Yentel, Hester Street, The
Frisco Kid, Mamale.

10)Who is the most interest-
ing figure in Jewish history?
She was as good as Golda when it
came to this question. The hands-
down favorite was Israel's former
prime minister, Golda Meir. Others
-
you thought interesting: King
Solomon, Albert Einstein, Mr. Spock,
Haym Salomon. ❑

CcilenDaR

6:30-9:30
Monday, March 23 or
Wednesday, March 25
William Beaurriont Hospital offers
a one-session course on "The
Basics of Infant/Child CPR." The
course costs $25. The Monday
class will be in the first-floor class-
room at the Beaumont Medical
Building, 6700 N. Rochester
Road in Rochester Hills. The
Wednesday class will be in
classrooms J and K at Beaumont
Hospital 44201 Dequindre in
Troy. To register, call 1-800-633-
7377.

1-5 p.m. Sunday,
March 29
The Jewish Community Center in

Oa< Park hosts "Bringing Up

Baby." The expo will feature a

Physic ions' Panel, a cooking
demonstration, a gym class and
numerous exhibits. Activities will
be available for older children.
Entry is one food item or toy for
donation to Yoe' Ezra. For infor-
mation, call the Neighborhood
Project, 967-1112.

12:45 p.m. Sunday,
March 29
Temple Beth El hosts "The Soap
That Got Away," the final pro-
gram in the temple's 1997-98
Loren B. Fischer Cultural Arts
Series for Children and Their
Families. The production, which
tells of a runaway bar of soap

and its encounters with residents
of an English Renaissance vil-
la

Cranbrook Institute of Science
presents "For the Young at Art:
Selections from the Permanent
Collection for the Younger Vi lsi-
tor." The exhibit includes scu13-
ture, paintings a nd works on
. paper, -n-a
lo s aith fun and infor-
w
motive "learning - to ok" labels
designed to engage the younger
visitor. Admission price is $5 for

adults, and $3 for students and
those 65 and older. Cranbrook is
at 380 Lone Pine Road in Bloom-
field Hills.

play; car
in tnea
puppet an
museum and
each day fro
p.m. For info ra
271-1620 El

3/20
1998

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